JP3354534B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine that pays out a game ball as a prize ball to a player when a winning state occurs due to the behavior of the game ball fired, and more particularly to a prize ball payout. Regarding the mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As game machines in recent years, so-called fever machines, game machines with various game contents called so-called right items or arrangements have become widespread. The fever machine, when a specific symbol is statically displayed after the display status of the variable display device fluctuates, performs, for example, a so-called reach display in which the two-digit display portion of the three-digit display portion has the same symbol, and then performs the remaining display. When a combination of the same symbols as the other display units, specifically, a specific combination of patterns such as "7, 7, 7" is displayed on the display unit, a large winning opening called an attacker is opened as a so-called big hit state. It is configured to be. The winning opening is
Once a predetermined number of game balls have won or a predetermined time has elapsed, they are closed once. However, if the game balls pass through a specific area formed in the special winning opening during the opening, they are opened again, and this opening is performed. And closing operation is repeated up to 16 times. In this jackpot state,
A large amount of game balls can be made to win in the special winning opening. Normally, one opening of the special winning opening allows 10 game balls to enter the special winning opening, and this is repeated 16 times, so that 160 game balls can be won. Generally, 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls for one winning game ball. Therefore, when a jackpot occurs, a maximum of 2400
(= 10 × 16 × 15) game balls are paid out as prize balls.

The following configuration is provided for this award ball payout apparatus.
General. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, a game ball that has won a winning port such as a special winning port is temporarily stored in a safe ball tank. At the lowermost part of the safe ball tank, a prize ball discharge device including a game ball discharge solenoid 100 and a game ball detection switch 101 is provided. When the game ball detection switch 101 detects a winning game ball, this detection signal is output to the prize ball payout device. Upon receiving the detection signal, the prize ball payout device pays out a predetermined number of game balls (usually 15) for one game ball as prize balls. The prize ball payout device is provided with a prize ball count sensor for detecting the number of prize balls to be paid. When it is detected by the prize ball count sensor that 15 game balls have been paid out,
The game ball discharge solenoid 100 of the prize ball discharge device is driven, and one game ball in the safe ball tank is discharged outside the machine.
This operation is repeated until all game balls in the safe ball tank are discharged outside the machine. This conventional prize ball payout device,
Since the winning game balls are stored in the safe ball tank, the excellent effect that the prize balls to be paid out to the player are secured even if various control devices unexpectedly return to the initial state due to a power failure such as an instantaneous blackout. have. On the other hand, 3-3
No. 288, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-17458, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4
As described in JP-A-53820 and JP-B-3-8235, there is also an invention in which a winning game ball is stored by electronic processing and a prize ball discharging process is performed.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional prize ball dispensing apparatus has a problem that the configuration of the game machine body is complicated due to the necessity of providing a safe ball tank. There is a problem that the main body of the gaming machine is made large because it is necessary to secure the cost, and a problem that the cost cost is increased as a result. In the invention in which the number of winning game balls is stored to perform the prize ball discharging process, although the above-mentioned problem does not exist, the number of winning balls may not be stored due to a mechanical failure or a power outage or the like. The problem of causing damage and the problem of being easily targeted for illegal game play due to electronic storage are considered. The ball game machine of the present invention provides a game machine that appropriately solves these problems, that is, a game machine that does not increase the configuration of the game machine, does not cause unexpected damage to the player, and prevents illegal games from occurring. It is intended to be.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are the cause or trigger of the present invention, and the invention according to claim 1 controls a special symbol display device for displaying a big hit symbol.
In front of the special symbol control board to control and the special symbol display device
When serial jackpot symbols are displayed, the set time, the special winning hole to expand or open inlet includes the special winning opening, setting a plurality of winning holes provided on the game board, the plurality of winning holes
Game ball detecting means, and the game ball detecting means
The game based on the game ball winning signal
Game control platform and prize ball payout due to game ball winning
And a frame control base for paying out a prize ball to the player by placing the game ball in the ball game machine.
Each provided et is the winning hole of Te, the special symbol control board, before
CPU is installed in the game control board and the frame control board
And from the game control base to the special symbol control base and
The configuration can be sent to the frame control board in one direction only.
The game control board receives an input from each of the game ball detecting means.
To store data based on the game ball winning signal
To, and outputs it to the frame control board, the in winning opening is enlarged or opened, when the number of winning detected by the game ball detection means provided in the special winning opening is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, Even within the set time, the enlarging or releasing operation is terminated, and the frame control board receives the data.
Then, based on the data output by the game control base,
And the stored data related to the number of winning prizes or the number of prize balls
The prize balls are paid out by the prize ball payout device and stored.
Related to the number of stored prizes or the number of prize balls
The data is subtracted and stored, and the data stored in the frame control board is stored.
Data related to the number of awarded prizes or the number of prize balls are lost in the event of a power outage
Storage for holding so as not to be a ball-shooting game machine according to claim and this.

[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is:Jackpot design
Special symbol control board to control the special symbol display device to be displayed
And the big hit symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device.
When, Set time, enlarge or open entranceBigWinningmouth
And theBigIncludes prize holes, multiple on the game board
Winning opening,Games input via the game ball detection means
Game control platform that controls games based on ball winning signals
And the player using the prize ball payout device due to the winning of the game ball.
A frame control base that pays out prize balls toBall game machine equipped with
In the aboveBigMultiple winning openings excluding winning openingsAll ofAbout
SetA first game ball detecting means,BigIn winning opening
Provided second game ball detection means,The special symbol control
CP for the base, the game control base, and the frame control base, respectively.
U and the special symbol control base from the game control base.
A configuration that can be transmitted to the board and the frame control board only in one direction
The game control board is configured to detect the first and second game balls.
Based on the game ball winning signal input from each of the issuing means
While storing the data, output to the frame control board,
SaidBigWhile the winning opening is expanding or opening,Established at the winning opening
WasWinning prize detected by the second game ball detecting means
When the number becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the set time
Within the range, the enlargement or release operation is terminated.And said
When receiving the data, the frame control board performs the game control.
A storage input that is stored based on the data output by the base.
The data relating to the number of prizes or the number of prize balls is added and stored, and
Previous due to the award ball being paid out by the ball payout device
Data related to the number of winning prizes or the number of prize balls is subtracted and stored.
And the number of winning prizes or prize balls stored in the frame control base.
Data related to the number is stored so that it does not disappear in the event of a power outage.
To haveAnd a ball game machine.

According to this ball game machine, the number of winnings detected by the game ball detecting means provided in the electric winning opening is set to a predetermined number while the electric winning opening is expanded or opened. With the above, even within the set time, the enlarging or opening operation is terminated, and when it is detected by the game ball detecting means provided in the electric winning port that a game ball has been won, a prize is given. The ball number calculating means adds the data relating to the number of prize balls, and subtracts the data relating to the number of prize balls due to the prize ball being paid out by the prize ball payout means. In short, the game ball detecting means is involved in the expansion or opening of the electric winning port and also in the payout of the prize ball, so that the above problem can be suitably solved.

[0008] Here, the game ball detecting means only needs to detect that a game ball has won, and may be provided individually corresponding to each winning port on the game board surface. A plurality of awarded game balls may be provided for each difference in the number of awarded balls so as to be collected by a collecting means such as a gutter from a plurality of winning ports and be detected by one detecting means, or a combination of these may be provided. Is also good. The ball game machine, for example, selects a random number due to the timing when the game ball enters the winning opening which is the starting port, statically displays the symbol corresponding to the selected random number on the display device after a certain time fluctuation display If the symbol to be statically displayed is a predetermined specific symbol, a control device or the like for opening the special winning opening in a jackpot state is provided. The prize ball data output from the prize ball data storage means to the prize ball payout means may be output in real time each time there is a prize, or data accumulated within a certain time may be output at certain time intervals. The output data may be data for each winning opening, data for each difference in the number of prize balls may be output, or prize ball data obtained by summing data within a certain time. The signal may be converted into a corresponding signal and output. The winning ball number calculating means may be configured to increment the stored data if there is a winning signal, and to decrement if a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out. Is also good.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the game control system
The data output from the panel to the frame control board is
3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is cleared to zero after being output to the frame control board .

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A specific example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine 10 as a gaming machine of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 is configured as a so-called fever machine, and a special symbol display device 12 having a liquid crystal display panel is attached to a central portion of a game board 11 provided in the pachinko machine 10. This special symbol display device 12 is for changing and displaying a symbol displayed when a game ball wins on the ordinary electric accessory 13 as a first type starting port for a predetermined time (5 to 25 seconds). In addition to the ordinary electric role 13, on the game board 11, there are a winning opening 14, a left passing opening 15 and a right passing opening 16, a left winning opening 17 and a right winning opening 18, a lower left winning opening 19 and a lower right winning opening 20. , A large winning opening 21 as an attacker, other windmills, game nails, and the like. The number of prize balls to be paid out to the player when a prize is won at each winning opening will be described later. Normally, the electric accessory 13 pays out 6, and the winning prize opening 14, the left winning opening 17, and the right prize opening 17, Winning port 18, lower left winning port 19 and lower right winning port 20 are ten, big winning port 2
1 is 15. The left passage 15 and the right passage 16 are
A normal symbol is displayed on an ordinary symbol display device (not shown) in a variable manner, and has a certain probability (in this embodiment, 1/10).
When a winning symbol, such as "7", is displayed as a normal symbol, the normal electric accessory 13 is expanded and opened for about 5 seconds. In addition, when a special jackpot symbol, for example, “777” or the like is displayed on the special symbol display device 12 with a certain probability (1/220 in the present embodiment), the special symbol display device 12 takes about 30 seconds or 10 game balls. Open until a prize is won. At this time, big winning opening 2
When the game ball passes through a specific area in 1, the game ball is once closed and then opened again, and the opening operation is repeated up to 16 times including the first time. Therefore, when the big hit state occurs, a maximum of 2400 (10 × 15 × 16) game balls are paid out to the player as prize balls. This configuration will also be described later in detail. The pachinko machine 10 further includes a well-known upper plate 22,
A lower plate 23, a firing handle 24, a jackpot lamp 25, and the like are provided, and have a configuration similar to that of a conventional fever machine.

On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a game control board 30, which controls the game,
A frame control board 31 for controlling the launching machine 24 and a game machine frame such as a prize ball payout, a terminal board 32 for electrical relay between the game board 11 and the game control board 30, and a payout ball payout on the right side of the back surface. A power supply terminal board 34 for supplying power to the prize ball payout section 34, the game control board 30, the frame control board 31, the prize ball payout section 33, and the like are provided. The prize ball payout section 33 is for paying out the game balls in the ball tank on the upper rear surface to the upper plate 22 when the game balls are won in any of the winning ports 14 to 21 on the game board 11. It is. When the upper plate 22 is full of game balls, the overflowing ball is moved to the lower plate 23.
The mechanism for guiding game balls to the outside, that is, a mechanism for discharging game balls out of the machine by a so-called ball-pulling operation, has the same structure as that of the conventional one.

As shown in FIG. 3, a game ball collecting board 40 is provided on the back of the game board 11. This game ball collecting board 40 is formed from guiding gutters 41 to 44. The guiding gutter 41 is used to detect a game ball which has won the winning prize port 14, the right prize port 18 and the lower right prize port 20 by a prize ball detecting switch 45.
In addition, the guiding gutter 42 uses the winning ball detection switch 46 to send the game balls that have won the left winning opening 17 and the lower left winning opening 19 to the guiding gutter 43.
Is for guiding the game balls that have won the ordinary electric accessory 13 to the winning ball detection switch 47, respectively. The game ball that has won the special winning opening 21 is guided to the count detection switch 48 or the count detection and specific area detection switch 49. The count detection and specific area detection switch 49 is also for detecting a game ball passing through a specific area in the special winning opening 21. Each detection switch 45
The game balls passing through .about.49 are guided to the known out ball guiding gutter 51 of the out port 50 by the guiding gutter 44 and then discharged outside the machine. In this specific example, each of the detection switches 45 to 4
Reference numeral 9 denotes a proximity switch.

Next, a control circuit of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The control circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes the aforementioned game control board 30, frame control board 31,
The terminal board 32, the power terminal board 34, and the special symbol control board 54 for controlling the special symbol display device 12, the above-described detection switches 45 to 49, and detecting that the player is touching the firing handle 24. A touch switch 55, a firing stop switch 56 for temporarily stopping the firing of the game ball, a left and right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 57 for detecting that the game ball has passed through the above-mentioned passage 15 or 16 on the game board 11. , A poly switch 58 for adjusting the launching intensity of the game ball, various lamps LED 60, a volume switch 61, various solenoids 62 for performing an opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory 13 and the special winning opening 21, a known sound generator 63, The prize ball payout unit 33 includes a prize ball payout device 64 and a launching device control board 65.

The game control board 30 is provided with a main control CPU 70 which is a center of a control circuit of the pachinko machine 10. The CPU 70 is connected with a ROM 71 storing an operation program of the CPU 70 and a RAM 72 serving as a work area of the CPU 70.
70 can control each part of the pachinko machine 10 according to a program stored in the ROM 71. An input / output port (I / O) 73 is connected to the CPU 70. The input / output port 73 is directly connected to the above-mentioned winning ball detection switches 45 to 47 as input systems, the count detection switch 48 via the terminal board 32, the count detection and specific area detection switch 49, and the touch switch 5.
5, a firing stop switch 56, a left and right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 57, a volume switch 58, and the like are connected. In addition, as an output system, various lamp LEDs 60, a volume switch 61, various solenoids 62, and sounds via the frame control board 31. Generator 63, prize ball payout device 64
And a launching device control board 65 and the like. The above-mentioned special symbol control board 54 is further connected to the game control board 30 so that power is supplied from the power terminal board 34.

As shown in FIG. 5, the special symbol control board 54 has a CPU 80 as a center, similar to the game control board 30, and a logical operation in which the CPU 80, RAM 81, ROM 82 and input / output I / O 83 are interconnected by a path. VDP8 configured as a circuit and outputting a video signal
4. D / A 85 for converting digital signals to analog signals
And an output I / O 86 for a liquid crystal display panel, and a battery 87 for supplying an emergency power supply to the RAM 81. The special symbol display device 12, which is the above-mentioned liquid crystal display, is connected to the output I / O 86 for the liquid crystal display panel. The game control board 30 is connected to the input / output I / O 83. The RAM 81 serves as a work area for the CPU 80, and the ROM 82 stores an operation program of the CPU 80, image data, and the like.

The frame control board 31 includes a one-chip microcomputer 90 having a built-in ROM and RAM, an input / output I / O 91, and a battery 92 for supplying emergency power to the RAM of the one-chip microcomputer 90. Have been. The input / output I / O 91 includes, in addition to the game control board 30, various lamp LEDs 60, a volume switch 61, various solenoids 6.
2. The sound generator 63, the prize ball payout device 64, and the launch device control board 65 are connected. In this specific example, communication from the game control board 30 to the frame control board 31 and the special symbol control board 54 is only in the minus direction, and communication from the frame control board 31 or the special symbol control board 54 to the game control board 30 is not possible. It has been.

The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration.
0, the special symbol control base 54 is displayed on the special symbol display device 12 for a predetermined time if the game ball emitted by the player with the game control base 30 as the center wins the ordinary electric accessory 13 which is the first kind starting port. Is displayed, and a symbol corresponding to the value of the random number selected according to the timing when the gaming ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 13 is statically displayed. At this time, if the symbol that has been statically displayed is a specific symbol, for example, a specific symbol such as “777”, a process of opening the special winning opening 21 as a known “big hit” is executed. Since these processes are the same as those in the related art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. When the game ball fired at the time of the jackpot wins in the special winning opening 21 or in another winning opening 13-14 or 17-20, the game ball is paid out as a prize ball. explain.

The "winning detection routine" shown in FIG. 7 shows only the processing related to winning detection of a game ball among various processing executed by the CPU 70 of the game control board 30. When the processing executed by the CPU 70 shifts to this routine, first, after the timer T is incremented (step S100), the winning detection switches 45 to 47,
The input state of the count detection switch 48, the count detection and the specific area detection switch 49 is scanned (step S110). When there is an input to the winning ball detection switch 45 or 46, the value of the winning memory N1 is obtained, when there is an input to the winning ball detection switch 47, the value of the winning memory N2 is obtained, and when there is an input to the count detection switch 48 or 49, The value of the winning memory N3 is incremented (step S
120). Following this process, it is determined whether or not the value of the timer T exceeds T1 (step S130), and if an affirmative determination is made that the value exceeds T1 (step S130: YE).
S), after the values of the winning memories N1 to N3 are transmitted to the frame control board 31 via the input / output I / F 73 (step S14)
0), the values of the timer T and the winning memories N1 to N3 are cleared to zero (step S150), and the process exits to "RETURN". On the other hand, when a negative determination is made that the value of the timer T is equal to or less than T1 (step S130: NO), the process directly goes to “return”. In this specific example, step S14
The value of T1 is set in advance so that the processing of 0 and S150 is executed every 5 seconds so that the processing of the CPU 70 is not burdened. However, it can be changed as appropriate within a range that does not hinder the game. Incidentally, the timer T and the winning memories N1 to N3
Is cleared to zero when the power is turned on.

One-chip microcomputer 90 of frame control board 31
As shown in FIG. 8, the winning control N1 from the game control base 30
If there is a transmission of N3, it is received (step S200), and the received values of the prize memories N1 to N3 are stored in the prize memories M1 to M3.
(Step S21).
0) Exit to "Return". The winning memories M1 to M3
The RAM in the one-chip microcomputer 90 that stores the value of is backed up by a battery 92. If there is a prize memory (see FIG. 9), in other words, if any of the prize memories M1 to M3 is not zero, the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31 will recognize the prize ball according to the prize memories M1 to M3. , The values of the winning memories M1 to M3 are decremented (steps S250 to S270), and the process returns to “return”. These processes (steps S250 to S270)
The processing is repeatedly executed until the respective values of the winning memories M1 to M3 become zero (S250: NO). In this specific example, the value of the prize memory M1 is “1” and 10
The value of the winning memory M2 is set to "1", and six game balls are paid out as prize balls, and the value of the winning memory M3 is set to "1", so that 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls. I have. In other words, if one gaming ball wins in the winning prize opening 14, the left and right winning openings 17-18 and the right and left lower winning openings 19-20 on the gaming board 11, then 10 prize balls will be played, and If one ball wins, six prize balls are paid out, and if one game ball wins in the special winning opening 21, fifteen prize balls are paid out.

In the prize ball payout process, whether or not the set number has been paid out is detected by a game ball detection switch provided in the prize ball payout section 33. Performing the ball abnormality processing is the same as in the conventional technique. The processing shown in FIGS.
Only the processing relating to the payout of prize balls out of the processing executed by the one-chip microcomputer 90 is described, and the control of the various lamps LED 60 and the launching device control board 65 is performed by a known technique by another routine (not shown). ing.

According to this specific example, a winning ball conventionally used is temporarily stored in a safe ball tank as a proof ball, and a predetermined game ball is paid out as a prize ball for one proof ball. Unlike, it does not store any winning balls. As a result, the safe ball tank can be eliminated, the winning ball can be discharged out of the machine together with the out ball, and the excellent effect that the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 can be simplified and compacted. Have. In addition, since the number of winning balls is stored in the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31, prize balls are played regardless of the state of the game control board 30. Thereby, the CPU of the game control board 30
Even if 70 runs out of control or the power is not supplied due to an instantaneous stop, the frame control board 31 also has an excellent effect that it can appropriately execute the prize ball payout processing. Further, the RAM in the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31
Is backed up by the battery 92, so that even if power is not supplied to the frame control board 31 due to an instantaneous stop or the like, the frame control board 31 can be suitably stored as a proof sphere, which is extremely excellent in that no loss is given to the player. It also has an effect. If the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31 goes out of control due to static electricity or the like, a reset is performed by the watchdog circuit, and at this time, the winning memories M1 to M of the RAM are stored.
3, for example, "55H" or "AA"
If the value of "H" has not changed, the values of the winning memories M1 to M3 are determined to be normal and processed.
A configuration may be adopted in which the values of 1 to M3 are determined to be abnormal and are cleared to zero.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second specific example, FIG.
The frame control board 3 shown in FIG.
1 is used to additionally execute the processing shown in FIG. 11 in addition to the processing shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first specific example. In the second specific example, as shown in FIG.
The frame control board 31 includes various lamp LEDs 60, a volume switch 61, various solenoids 62 shown in the first specific example,
In addition to the sound generator 63, the winning ball payout device 64, and the launching device control board 65, a winning ball number display LED 95 and a reset button 96 are connected.

In the second specific example, as shown in FIG. 11, payout of prize balls is executed based on the prize memories M1 to M3 as in the first specific example. The award ball number H is calculated based on the winning ball number (step S300).
More specifically, a value obtained by multiplying the value of the winning memory M1 by 10, a value obtained by multiplying the value of the winning memory M2 by 6, and a value obtained by multiplying the value of the winning memory M3 by 15 are added up. The obtained value is set as the prize ball number H. This value H is the prize ball number display LED
95 and displayed (step S310). This allows the player to know the number of prize balls that have not been paid out yet. Next, it is subsequently determined whether or not there is a power-on reset signal and whether or not the touch switch 55 is on (steps S320 to S330). If a negative determination is made that there is no power-on reset signal (step S
320: NO), it is a normal time, and the processing directly exits to "RETURN". The presence of the power-on reset signal and the affirmative determination that the touch switch 55 is on together indicate a sudden momentary stop (steps S320 and S33).
0: YES), until the reset button 96 is pressed, the firing device control board 65 is controlled to execute an abnormal process such as stopping the launch of the game ball and turning on an abnormal lamp (a loop process of steps S340 to S350). ). If the reset button 96 is pressed (step S350: YES), the value in the memory is cleared (S360), and the process exits to "RETURN". On the other hand, there is a power-on reset signal,
If the touch switch 55 is off (step S3
20: YES, S330: NO), it is determined that the power has been turned on, the value in the memory is cleared (step S360), and the process exits to "RETURN".

In a general microcomputer circuit, a reset signal is also output at the time of power-on and at the time of an instantaneous stop, but the player does not touch the firing handle 24 at the time of power-on. In this specific example, attention is paid to this fact, and the processing at steps S320 and S330 is configured to distinguish between power-on and instantaneous power failure, and the processing executed in each case is different. In addition, the player fires the firing handle 2 momentarily.
There is a case where an instantaneous blackout occurs when 4 is released, but in consideration of this case, it may be configured to determine whether or not the touch switch 55 is on for a predetermined time (preferably 1 to 2 minutes).

In the second specific example, the prize ball processing is not executed based on the prize memories M1 to M3 at the moment of a blackout in the prize ball payout processing, but the prize balls M1 to M5 are backed up by a battery.
Based on M3, the number of prize balls H that have not been paid out remains displayed. As a result, there is an effect that the player who has not paid out the prize balls can be compensated for the loss by the clerk of the pachinko hall. The reason why payout balls are not automatically paid out based on the battery-backed winning memories M1 to M3 is as follows. The configuration in which the number of awarded balls H is backed up by a battery may illegally rewrite the stored value and pay out the awarded balls abnormally. In this specific example, since the number of prize balls H is simply displayed based on the winning memories M1 to M3, the store clerk may check whether the number of prize balls H still not paid out due to a momentary stop from the game situation remains. This leaves room for judging whether or not the award ball number H has been rewritten.

Next, a third specific example will be described with reference to the back view of the structure of the game board 11 shown in FIG. In the third specific example, a game board 11 shown in FIG. 12 is used instead of the game board 11 of the first specific example shown in FIG. The game board 11 of the third specific example has a configuration in which winning balls are gathered in a safe ball tank 98 and a passing ball is detected by a mechanical switch 99. This configuration eliminates the need for a safe ball tank and makes the pachinko machine compact, but aims to obtain the following effects. The mechanical switch 99 has a prize detection switch 45 to 47, although the mechanical switch 99 does not have a prize ball passage detection signal.
If a winning detection signal is generated in the count detection switch 48, the count detection and the specific area detection switch 49, an excellent effect that fraud can be prevented beforehand as a signal generated by radio waves or piezoelectric noise or the like can be obtained. Have. The input portion of the mechanical switch 99 is provided with a chattering canceller having a hardware configuration or a software configuration (not shown in detail), which is configured to absorb short pulses. As a result, it is not generated as a signal, and reception becomes impossible. In this configuration, when the input signals of the winning detection switches 45 to 47, the count detection switch 48, the count detection and the specific area detection switch 49 are detected, the signal of the mechanical switch 99 is detected, and if the passage is detected, the payout of the prize ball is transmitted. As a result, as described above, an excellent effect of preventing a fraudulent game can be obtained. In addition, the total value of the prize storages N1 to N3 transmitted from the game control board 30 is periodically compared with the value detected by the mechanical switch 99, and if there is no fraud, the prize storage M1 of the frame control board 31 is checked. It is possible to periodically compare the total value of the values of M3 to M3 with the value detected by the mechanical switch 99 to judge whether or not there is any fraud, thereby providing an excellent effect of preventing fraud. . Further, since the configuration is such that the out ball and the safe ball are separated and dropped, the number of out balls and the number of safe balls are transmitted to the hall computer as in the related art, while the award ball is paid out based on the memory. There is also an effect that it is possible to contribute to business management without a game ball being illegally overtaken by the calculation result of supply versus out ball count. In this specific example, the safe ball tank conventionally used is used as it is. However, the shape is not particularly limited as long as the safe ball and the out ball are separated.

As described above, three specific examples of the present invention have been described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above specific examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. . For example, in the above specific example, the winning balls are guided by the guiding gutters 41 to 43 in accordance with the difference in the number of payouts of the winning holes, and the winning balls are detected by the winning ball detection switches. The number of winning balls is counted according to the difference in the number of balls. This has the effect that the guide gutters 41 to 43 become unnecessary, and the number of game balls winning each prize port can be counted for each prize port.

In each of the specific examples described above, the winning detection switches 45 to 47, the count detection switch 48, the count detection and specific area detection switch 49 are used as the game ball detection means, the frame control board 1 and the prize ball payout device 64. Corresponds to the award ball payout means, the batteries 87 and 92 correspond to the memory holding means, and the game control board 30 corresponds to the award ball data storage means, the award ball number calculating means, and the ending means, respectively.

[0029]

According to the present invention, unlike the prior art, without providing a safe ball tank, without giving an unexpected disadvantage to a player, furthermore, illegal games can be prevented beforehand, and one winning ball can be eliminated. Since it is not divided by one power, a very excellent effect that a high-speed prize ball payout operation can be suitably executed can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to a specific example.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine of the present specific example.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board 11 of the present specific example.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit of the pachinko machine of the present specific example.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a special symbol control board 54 of this example.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a frame control board 31 according to this specific example.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of a “winning detection routine” executed by the CPU 70 of the game control board 30 of this specific example.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of a “winning data reception routine” executed by the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31 of this specific example.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing of a “prize ball payout routine” executed by the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31 of this specific example.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a frame control board 31 of the second specific example.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process of a “prize ball number display routine” executed by the one-chip microcomputer 90 of the frame control board 31 according to the second specific example.

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the game board 11 of the third specific example.

FIG. 13 is a rear view showing the configuration of a conventional game board.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Pachinko machine, 11 ... Game board, 12 ...
Special symbol display device, 13 ... ordinary electric accessory, 14 ...
・ Ten prize entrance, 17 ・ ・ ・ Left prize entrance, 18 ・ ・ ・ Right prize entrance, 19 ・ ・ ・ Lower left prize entrance, 20 ・ ・ ・ Lower right prize entrance, 2
1 ... Grand prize mouth, 30 ... Game control base, 31 ...
・ Frame control board, 32 ・ ・ ・ Terminal board, 33 ・ ・ ・ Prize ball payout section, 34 ・ ・ ・ Power supply terminal board, 40 ・ ・ ・ Collecting board, 41, 42, 43, 44 ・ ・ ・ Guiding gutter, 45 ~ 47
... Winning ball detection switch, 48 ... Count detection switch, 49 ... Count detection and specific area detection switch, 50 ... Out opening, 70,80 ... CPU,
87, 92: battery, 90: one-chip microcomputer, 95: LED for displaying the number of prize balls, 96: reset button, 98: safe ball tank, 99: mechanical switch

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] (1)Special symbol display device that displays big hit symbols
A special symbol control base to control the The big hit symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device.
When , Set time, enlarge or open entranceBigWinning opening,BigMultiple prizes, including prize holes, provided on the game board
Mouth andGame ball detection means provided at the plurality of winning ports, Winning signal of a game ball inputted through the game ball detecting means
A game control platform that controls the game based on the issue, Awarded to the player by the prize ball payout device due to the winning of the game ball
A frame control base to pay out the ball,  A ball game machine comprising:If the game ball detection meansEach is set at the winning opening
And The special symbol control base, the game control base and the frame control
Each CPU is mounted on your board, The special symbol control board and the frame from the game control board
It can be sent to the control board only in one direction, The game control base, A game ball winning signal inputted from each of the game ball detecting means.
Data based on the frame control
Output to the panel,  SaidBigWhile the winning opening is expanding or opening,BigEstablished at the winning opening
The number of winnings detected by the game ball detecting means
When the number is more than the specified number,
Also terminates the expanding or opening operation, The frame control base is: Upon receiving the data, the game control board outputs
Based on the data, the number of stored prizes or prize balls stored
The data relating to the number is added and stored, and
Prize balls paid out, the above-mentioned memorized winning numbers
Or, subtract and store the data related to the number of prize balls, Winning number or winning ball number stored in the frame control board
Power outage Retains memory so that it does not disappear sometimes
,  A ball game machine characterized by the following. (2)Special symbol display device that displays big hit symbols
A special symbol control base to control the The big hit symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device.
When , Set time, enlarge or open entranceBigWinningmouthAnd theBigMultiple prizes, including prize holes, provided on the game board
Mouth andWinning signal of a game ball inputted through the game ball detecting means
A game control platform that controls the game based on the issue, Awarded to the player by the prize ball payout device due to the winning of the game ball
A frame control base to pay out the ball,  A ball game machine comprising:BigMultiple winning openings excluding winning openingsAll ofAboutSetShimmer
First game ball detecting means,BigSecond game ball detection means provided at the winning opening,The special symbol control base, the game control base and the frame control
Each CPU is mounted on your board, The special symbol control board and the frame from the game control board
It can be sent to the control board only in one direction, The game control base, Input from each of the first and second game ball detection means
Stores data based on game ball winning signals
On the other hand, output to the frame control board,  SaidBigWhile the winning opening is expanding or opening,Established at the winning opening
WasWinning prize detected by the second game ball detecting means
When the number becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the set time
Within the range, the enlargement or release operation is terminated.Let The frame control base is: Upon receiving the data, the game control board outputs
Based on the data, the number of stored prizes or prize balls stored
The data relating to the number is added and stored, and
Prize balls paid out, the above-mentioned memorized winning numbers
Or the number of prize balls Subtract and store the data Winning number or winning ball number stored in the frame control board
Data is stored so that it does not disappear in the event of a power outage.
, This A ball game machine characterized by the following. 3. The game control base is sent to the frame control base.
The input data is output to the frame control board.
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is cleared to zero .